Project Assistant I

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Job Location (Full Address):

275 Hutchison Rd, Rochester, New York, United States of America, 14627

Opening:

Worker Subtype:

Temporary

Time Type:

Time as Reported / Per Diem

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

As Scheduled

Department:

220975 Optics Engg

Work Shift:

UR - Day (United States of America)

Range:

UR URG 102 H

Compensation Range:

$17.00 - $22.10

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Responsibilities:

GENERAL PURPOSE
The student will work with a PhD student on our CoE-funded nerve imaging project, developing a prototype multispectral polarimetric imaging device for URMC Medical students working the URMC cadaver lab. The student will also do some LightTools modeling and 3D model building for birefringent media dispersed in scattering tissue phantoms.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Learn and apply methods of deep learning to processing of polarimetric multispectral nerve imaging data
• Assist PhD student Haolin Liao in lab prototyping of new multispectral cameras
• Assist PhD student Haolin Liao in cadaver lab experiments
• Assist PhD student Haolin Liao in Operating Room and Emergency Room surgical imaging
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• High School diploma required
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience required

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Optical design, metrology, Matlab and Python coding required

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